SAINT JOHN’S, Antigua-Sunday 10 October 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Western Imperial Medical University, Antigua (WIMU) shall Provide Free Medical Education Across the Globe, to combat the shortage of Doctors, Nurses and other healthcare professionals due to the global pandemic of COVID 19. This was announced today by Mr. Gaston Browne - the Prime Minister of Antigua in a glittering function to mark the opening ceremony of the University.

WIMU is attempting to combat the daunting barrier that exists in the field of quality international medical education, including the MBBS / MD degrees. In keeping with the publicly maintained Universities in Europe, it is the goal of WIMU to make financial access to the discipline of medicine easier for one and all.

With a plan to bypass the exorbitant capital required to pursue medicine as a career, Western Imperial Medical University is going to waive its tuition fees for all students. The aim is to dem ... Read more »

Confirmation of additional emerging variant detection underway

LONDON-Wednesday 13 October 2021 [ AETOS Wire ]

(BUSINESS WIRE) -- Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security screening technologies, today confirms that its air sampler, BioFlash®, can detect SARS-CoV-2 variants including the Alpha variant (B.1.1.7), Beta variant (B.1.351), Gamma variant (P.1), the Kappa variant (B1.617.1), Delta (B.1.617.2) and Delta plus variant (B.1.617.2.1). The company is currently confirming the ability to detect the Lambda variant, with results likely available in Autumn.

In January, Smiths Detection announced that BioFlash was capable of detecting airborne SARS-CoV-2 by the United States Army of Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID), and has been successfully used by several Universities to stop the spread of COVID-19 following airborne detection in several campus buildings.

“It has been a great asset ... Read more »